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Why we are Campaigning

Changes to health services in North Devon will affect us all and could serious jeopardise your health.

£550 million of cuts in the Devon
NHS are planned by 2020

Patient beds lost throughout
Devon. Over 70% of Community inpatient beds
have gone

Many hospitals already closed

Operations cancelled or delayed

Health services are being
outsourced to private companies

You can’t put a price on the value of good
health. But some people think they can,
and are ruthlessly slashing budgets. To
them it is just a few figures on paper. In
the real world it is paid for in human
suffering and misery. The sick child that
is refused expensive treatment. The
elderly left to die on trolleys in hospital
corridors. People with chronic debilitating
illness left to suffer, because help costs
too much.

That is why our campaign matters. If we
succeed, it means that we will receive the
standard of health care treatment that
should be provided in a country such as
ours. We will not be treated as just
statistics on a piece of paper.

Will you join us, not because we ask, but because your health matters?

Don't let yourself become

Resources

Download or view a leaflet that gives a further information. There is a large high-quality file which may take a while to download and is suitable for printing, and a low res version recommended for viewing, but is of reduced quality. This 3-fold leaflet is also available in printed format and large quantities are available for distribution. Contact us to ask for a copy or multiple copies that you can distribute.

Offer some time to the campaign. We need people to deliver leaflets, man stalls, steward events, carry placcards, write articles, take photographs, act in street drama and a whole host of other activities. Let us know you are willing to help by emailing here.

Help with finance. We have to raise any needed funds, and fundraising activities can take time and divert attention from the main campaign. Can you give a small amount to help? (Paypal donation link coming soon)

Display banners and posters. Small posters will be distributed and also available on this site for downloading. However if you have a site for a larger poster or banner, then please contact us here.

Volunteer as a local contact. We want a number of sites in each community which can have available materials, newsletters and posters. Ideally this might be a shop, community centre, or public place, but may also be a house if you are well-known in your community. Tell us what you can offer.

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